A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 17, 2021
![An Indonesian activist from ECOTON (Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation) prepares an installation made with used plastic, including 4,444 bottles, collected from the river in Gresik.](https://gdb.voanews.com/98fd204f-e6e4-4704-9750-9329a3190580_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indonesian activist from ECOTON (Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation) prepares an installation made with used plastic, including 4,444 bottles, collected from the river in Gresik.
![A Ukrainian serviceman fires at a drone from a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near the town of New York (Novgorodske), Donetsk region.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cfe7d8f9-2f2e-475a-8b9c-77ae8c1e7568_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman fires at a drone from a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near the town of New York (Novgorodske), Donetsk region.
![Members of a United States Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard team gather in the early morning beneath an electronic American flag sign in Times Square, in New York City, New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3a739cc8-1a0b-40d1-b968-cf203d06e9b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of a United States Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard team gather in the early morning beneath an electronic American flag sign in Times Square, in New York City, New York.
![White flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 are displayed across more than eight hectares of land on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.voanews.com/71ebf790-bc76-4282-9ccb-2d3356b5cd1e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 are displayed across more than eight hectares of land on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.